Gardening Basics for Dummies

Gardening Basics for Dummies

Second edition

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Publisher's Synopsis

Cultivate your passion to grow

In a 1625 essay, Francis Bacon called gardens "the purest of human pleasures," and what was true then is even more so today-gardening can give you a serene refuge from the short-lived (and noisy!) distractions of modern life and a fertile basis for satisfaction that will bear fruit long into the future. To help you get started on your own leafy paradise, the new edition of Gardening Basics For Dummies grounds you thoroughly in the fundamentals of soil, flowers, trees, and lawns-and helps you get to know the names of what you're planting along the way!

In a friendly, straightforward style, professional horticulturist Steven A. Frowine distills 50 years of gardening experience to show you how to start growing your expertise-from planning out your own mini-Eden and planting your first annuals, bulbs, and perennials through to laying the perfect lawn, raising tasty crops, and even introducing fish to your landscape! He also digs into the grubbier side of horticultural life, making sure you're as prepared as any seasoned farmer to deal with pests, weeds, and other challenges the earth will throw up at you.

  • Create your ideal garden plan
  • Become an expert on common flora with definitions and descriptions
  • Know how to look after your soil
  • Get creative with butterfly and children's gardens

Whether you're beginning with a tiny garden in a box, or beautifying your property with tree-lined groves and flowery bowers, this is the ideal introduction to the intense pleasure of gardening and will make you happy to reap what you've sown!

Book information

ISBN: 9781119782032
Publisher: Wiley
Imprint: For Dummies
Pub date:
Edition: Second edition
DEWEY: 635
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 496
Weight: 710g
Height: 188mm
Width: 236mm
Spine width: 32mm